155
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$3.3M
Property damage
Hail in Goodhue County, Minnesota: 155 recorded events between 1963 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 3.3. That places the county #893 nationally and #41 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Goodhue County, Minnesota: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Goodhue County is the 2000s, when 60 of the county's 155 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.
Within the Goodhue County archive, hail makes up 37.6% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #893 for this hazard and #41 within Minnesota, putting it in the 71.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for hail in Goodhue County with 46 recorded events, while Jan is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 2026 | WACOUTA | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 17, 2026 | HAY CREEK | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 17, 2026 | RED WING | 1.5 | $0 |
| Apr 17, 2026 | RED WING | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 17, 2026 | WACOUTA | 1.5 | $0 |
| Apr 17, 2026 | CANNON FALLS | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 17, 2026 | CANNON FALLS | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 13, 2026 | GOODHUE | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 13, 2026 | DENNISON | 3.3 | $0 |
| Apr 13, 2026 | BELLECHESTER | 2.5 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Goodhue County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A two to three mile wide swath of very large hail extended from Northfield in Rice County to Wanamingo in Goodhue County. About 40,000 acres of crops were damaged or destroyed in Goodhue County. Vehicles, homes and businesses damaged. Damage total includes all storm reports from August 24 in Goodhue County.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Goodhue County, Minnesota?
155 hail events are recorded in Goodhue County between 1963 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Goodhue County?
The strongest hail on record in Goodhue County measured 3.3.
Where does the hail data for Goodhue County come from?
All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.
Cite this page
“Hail in Goodhue County, Minnesota.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/minnesota/goodhue-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.